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The Swaha Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$467k
Granted FY2024still arriving
24
Grants FY2024still arriving
8
States reached
$110k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0195% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Youth Development$630kEducation$527kEnvironment$446kHuman Services$417kEmployment$210kInternational$201kCivil Rights$147kCommunity Improvement$100kOther$0
02FY2024 · 24 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k14 grants · $30k
  • $10k–50k5 grants · $125k
  • $50k–250k5 grants · $311k
$5,000
Median grant
8
States reached
$18M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Watershed School$110,436
Girl Rising$51,000
Girl Ventures$50,000
Amplify Girls Inc$50,000
Style Her Empowered$50,000
Shanti Bhavan$35,000
Conservation Colorado Education Fun$30,000
Friendship Bridge$25,000
Thorne Nature Experience$25,000
ByKids$10,000
English in Action$5,000
Queer Asterisk$5,000
Moving Traditions$5,000
Free Flow Foundation$5,000
Aspen Community Foundation$2,500
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY20–24, $235k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 6% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%Girl Ventures: $60k → 10%Girl Ventures: $50k → 10%Girl Ventures: $50k → 10%Girl Ventures: $50k → 10%RESPONSE: $4k → 6%RESPONSE: $4k → 6%Youth Zone: $4k → 8%Boulder JCC: $1k → 12%RESPONSE: $1k → 6%Boulder JCC: $1k → 12%RESPONSE: $500 → 6%Attention Homes: $4k → 12%TGTHR: $5k → 12%TGTHR: $3k → 12%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
MN
NY
MA
OR
SD
PA
CA
UT
CO
DC
HI
LA
TX
FL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

78%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$2.4M · 35 repeat orgs$668k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +25% since the first grant, against +15% for those funded once.

35 repeat relationships: 21 still active in FY2024, 14 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

35
29

Total granted

$2.4M
$632k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+25%
+15%

Still filing today

77%
66%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 92% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $36k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’20’21’22’23’24
EnvironmentEducationInternationalHealthHuman ServicesReligionOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • WS
    WATERSHED SCHOOL INC
    4× · 2020–2024 · $326k · revenue +101%
  • SH
    Style Her Empowered Inc
    4× · 2021–2024 · $210k · revenue +98% · 34% of their budget
  • TF
    THE FRIENDSHIP BRIDGE
    3× · 2021–2024 · $135k · revenue +66%

Funded once

  • SP
    Solutions Project Incgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $100k · revenue +72%
  • AW
    Amazon Watch
    one grant, 2022 · $100k
  • 4S
    4point0 Schools
    one grant, 2021 · $100k · revenue -85%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Wild Rockies Field Institute Inc

To broaden the nature of a liberal arts education; teach critical thinking about social & environmental issues; foster understanding of & respect for natural & human communities; & cultivate a sense of place that encourages personal,…

Education
2
Boulder Watershed Collective

The Boulder Watershed Collective is a 501c3 non-profit stakeholder-driven organization established to address forested watershed health,resiliency and stewardship. We have three program areas: ClimateAdaptation and Resilience Watershed…

Environment
3
Grist Magazine Inc

Grist is an independent, non profit media organization dedicated to reporting on climate change.

Environment
4
Rogue Climate

Rogue Climate's mission is to empower Southern Oregon communities most impacted by climate change including low-income, rural, youth, seniors & communities of color, to win climate justice by organizing for clean energy, sustainable jobs &…

Education
5
Colorado Museum of Natural History

Be a catalyst! Ignite our community's passion for nature and science.

Arts & Culture
6
The Climate Center

The Climate Center is a climate and energy policy nonprofit working to rapidly reduce climate pollution at scale, starting in California.

Education
7
Taproot Earth

Taproot Earth works with communities to support strategies around the use of water, energy and land.

Environment
8
Yampatika

Yampatika's mission is to inspire environmental stewardship through education. They fulfil that mission by developing environmental learning opportunities that serve the children and adults of Northwest Colorado.

Environment
9
Cascade Climate Inc

To accelerate progress in interventions that harness Earths natural systems to stabilize the climate.

Environment
10
Confluence Center of Colorado Inc

The Center brings together mission-focused, nonpolitical organizations working at the confluence of land and water science, education, and stewardship to magnify our impact and ensure the longevity of our natural resources for future…

Environment
11
Rocky Mountain Wild

Rocky mountain wild works to protect, connect, and restore wildlife and wild lands in the southern rocky mountain region. we work to secure the biodiversity of the mountains, plains, and desert ecosystems of colorado, wyoming, utah, and…

Environment
12
Global Forest Generation

Global Forest Generation restores and protects forest ecosystems in partnership with grassroots leaders and local communities across vast landscapes which play a critical role in preserving water, protecting biodiversity, storing carbon,…

Environment
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Conservation Colorado Education Fund; the most unlike its peers is Partners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

54 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 54 of the 70 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
10
Early backer (in before they grew)
51/54
Grantees still filing
32/54
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

AJWS: $405,540 · OtherAJWSAmazon Watch: $100,000 · OtherAmazon WatchUNCHARTED: $100,000 · OtherUNCHARTED7th Generation Fund for Indiginous: $60,000 · Other7th Generation Fund for IndiginousIndividual grant recipient: $50,000 · OtherELECTRIC GIRLS INC: $50,000 · OtherTIDES FOUNDATION: $50,000 · OtherASPEN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $37,500 · Other+27 more: $212,862 · Other+27 moreWATERSHED SCHOOL INC: $326,436 · EducationWATERSHED SCHOOL INCStyle Her Empowered Inc: $210,000 · EducationStyle Her Empowered Inc4point0 Schools: $100,000 · Education4point0 SchoolsVALLEY SETTLEMENT: $45,000 · EducationVALLEY SETTLEMENTEnglish in Action: $24,850 · Education+3 more: $26,500 · EducationGirl Rising: $231,000 · InternationalGirl RisingTHE FRIENDSHIP BRIDGE: $135,000 · InternationalTHE FRIENDSHIP B…AMPLIFY GIRLS INC: $100,000 · InternationalAMPLIFY GIRLS IN…+2 more: $6,000 · InternationalCONSERVATION COLORADO EDUCATION FUND: $115,000 · EnvironmentCONSERVATION C…THORNE ECOLOGICAL INSTITUTE: $100,000 · EnvironmentTHORNE ECOLOGI…Solutions Project Inc: $100,000 · EnvironmentSolutions Proj…PROTECT OUR WINTERS: $53,500 · EnvironmentPROTECT OUR WI…CLIMATE JUSTICE ALLIANCE: $25,000 · EnvironmentCLIMATE JUSTIC…+6 more: $21,000 · EnvironmentGIRLVENTURES: $210,000 · Human ServicesATTENTION INC: $11,000 · Human ServicesResponse - Help for Survivors of Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault: $8,500 · Human Services+2 more: $5,500 · Human ServicesPARTNERS IN HEALTH A NONPROFIT CORPORATION: $65,000 · HealthMONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER: $30,000 · HealthBRIDGE HOUSE CORPORATION: $16,850 · HealthQUEER ASTERISK: $12,000 · HealthTHE MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION FOR PARKINSON'S RESEARCH: $5,000 · HealthNDN COLLECTIVE INC: $125,000 · Community Improvement
Other$1,065,902Education$732,786International$472,000Environment$414,500Human Services$235,000Health$128,850Community Improvement$125,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetWATERSHED SCHOOL INC: $326,436 over 4y, 2.5% of budgetGirl Rising: $231,000 over 4y, 2.6% of budgetStyle Her Empowered Inc: $210,000 over 4y, 34% of budgetGIRLVENTURES: $210,000 over 4y, 9.5% of budgetTHE FRIENDSHIP BRIDGE: $135,000 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetNDN COLLECTIVE INC: $125,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetCONSERVATION COLORADO EDUCATION FUND: $115,000 over 4y, 1.8% of budgetTHORNE ECOLOGICAL INSTITUTE: $100,000 over 3y, 1.8% of budgetSolutions Project Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budget4point0 Schools: $100,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetAMPLIFY GIRLS INC: $100,000 over 2y, 3.9% of budgetUNCHARTED: $100,000 over 1y, 5.8% of budgetPARTNERS IN HEALTH A NONPROFIT CORPORATION: $65,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPROTECT OUR WINTERS: $53,500 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetTIDES FOUNDATION: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetELECTRIC GIRLS INC: $50,000 over 1y, 14% of budgetVALLEY SETTLEMENT: $45,000 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetASPEN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $37,500 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetMONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER: $30,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEnglish in Action: $24,850 over 5y, 0.7% of budgetSOUNDS TRUE FOUNDATION: $20,500 over 3y, 1.2% of budgetMOVING TRADITIONS: $20,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetBRIDGE HOUSE CORPORATION: $16,850 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetINDIGENOUS ENVIRONMENTAL NETWORK: $15,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetQUEER ASTERISK: $12,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetATTENTION INC: $11,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetBY KIDS INC: $10,500 over 2y, 4.5% of budgetResponse - Help for Survivors of Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault: $8,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetROSE ANDOM CENTER INC: $8,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetRios to Rivers: $6,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetHIGH COUNTRY NEWS: $6,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetNaropa University: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION FOR PARKINSON'S RESEARCH: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetASPEN CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGLOBAL FUND FOR WOMEN INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetINDEPENDENCE PASS FOUNDATION: $4,500 over 3y, 1.0% of budgetJEWISHColorado: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetRose Community Foundation: $3,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPASSAGEWAYS INSTITUTE INC dba PASSAGEWORKS INSTITUTE: $3,500 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetColorado Wild Public Lands Inc: $2,500 over 3y, 1.8% of budgetDRALA MOUNTAIN CENTER Formerly Shambhala Mountain Center: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE BOULDER JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMOUNTAINFILM: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Art Base: $1,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCARBONDALE ARTS: $1,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMountain Voices Project: $1,500 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetNeshama Center: $1,180 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetHIMALAYAN CHILDRENS FUND: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Rose Community Founda…Colorado Gives Founda…Aspen Community Found…Community Foundation …PatagoniaorgThe Colorado Health F…The Denver FoundationBrady FoundationRsf Social Finance IncCatto Shaw FoundationThe Thrift ShopArches Foundation
Rose Community FoundationCO37.9× affinity17 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Rose Community Foundation · Colorado Gives Foundation · Aspen Community Foundation · Community Foundation Boulder County · Patagoniaorg · The Colorado Health Foundation · The Denver Foundation · Brady Foundation · Rsf Social Finance Inc · Catto Shaw Foundation · The Thrift Shop · Arches Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization The Swaha Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Swaha Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%3%10%23%40%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Partners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
15report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 70 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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